cris_watk Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 I'm new at this folks. I have a Nikon D70 and the speedlight. I use the flash quite often bouncing the light to the ceiling or walls with a diffuser cap (opaque white cover) but I've been reading the forums and sometimes people place their speedlight off the camera...how do I get the flash to sync with the camera? Do I need an attachment? Sorry, this is probably a dumb questions.thanks for your patience with someone who knows little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron friedman Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 You need a TTL remote cord. Check your owner's manual or www.nikonusa.com for the exact model number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardMiller Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 You can use a remote cord. Or you can use your D70's built-in flash in commander mode to trigger your SB-800. On the camera, go to the function menu and scroll to function 19. Select TTL commander mode. On your flash, hold down the select button for a couple of seconds, then choose the mode. The function you are looking for has a small flash icon with a wavy line next to it. Select "Remote." Then you must set your flash to Group A, Channel 3 in order for it to be triggered by the D70 flash. At that point, you can put it just about anywhere, so long as it can see the flash from your camera, and it will work just fine. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill c. Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Cris-- Bernard's right (sorry, Ron, but the D70/SB800 has more functions than you are apparently aware of). Make sure you have the manuals for both the camera and the flash in front of you the first several times you do this, and remember to put the units back into normal operating mode when you are done. As Bernard said, the SB800 has to be able to "see" the flash from the D70. You should be aware that the sensor for this is a little red window on the side of the flash. Keep in mind that if you need to, you can flip the flash head so that it is essentially "backward", which can give you a little more flexibility in terms of where you can place the flash. Also be aware that your max flash sync speed will be a bit slower, as well as the shutter lag time. Happy shooting. -BC- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cris_watk Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 that is so cool...I'm gonna try it tonight. This site has been invaluable to me...there should be a subscription charge. I'm learning more here than the photography class I'm taking. thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cris_watk Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 K - I need more help. I did all the settings...put the camera in commander mode, selected remote on the flash, but then when I went to set the flash on A channel three...that option didn't exist. Once I set the flash to remote the A/AA option was a blank box. I tried it anyway and it didn't work to set off the flash. Hmm..I need to find the manual...any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cris_watk Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 okay hold on...I found channel 3 and selected A...saw that it was on a different menu but its still not working. I'm going to keep playing with it but any tips are welcome. thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin_polk Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Make sure that the black dot next to the focus assist window can see your D70's flash. Thats where the tilt and bounce functions come in really handy to allow the flash head to point completely away from view of the D70's flash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_skomial Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Ken Rockwell provides a tutorial in his article: "How to use Nikon Strobes Wirelessly, for Free". The article has 7 pages of explanation, and will help you. It certainly explains is better than the short Note in the Nikon" Guide, but I found the Nikon note sufficient to use SB-800 as remote and D70 built in as commander. but .. there could be something wrong with either your flash or camera ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phototogomanny Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Hi, Just get a Nikon SU4 Slave Unit, It's Cheap and does the trick even on TTLManny D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_taylor____mequon__wi Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Cris, "There should be a subscription charge." You are free to become a supporter of PN, which exists because of individual subscriptions which are not mandatory but are much needed.If you are truly appreciative of the service and advice available from so many knowledgeable and sharing people on the forum, you might want to consider joining the ranks of the paid subscribers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cris_watk Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 OKAY! SUCCESSSSSSS I got it to work after reading that article. THANK YOU THANK YOU! And yes a subscription to photo.net is great. I'm taking a photography class and I have to say I'm getting more out of you all than I am the class. I'm going to defintely give to this site. KUDOS all and thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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